Fabric Friday #3: Crushed, Textured Silk

Happy #FabricFriday, friends! How are we all today, looking forward to the weekend? Today, I'm sharing a very interesting fabric from my stash. It's a crushed silk with a textured floral print, gifted to me by my great aunt, along with a stack of other gorgeous fabrics that belonged to her mother and date from the 1910s - 1940s!

I love how different this fabric is, but yellow's not the best colour against my complexion. I wonder if I can make and exception for this beauty though? I have 1.5m of it and it's 80cm wide, so I'm thinking something simple like the Silk Woven T-Shirt pattern from The Great British Sewing Bee Fashion With Fabric book.

What would you make with fabric like this? Got any suggestions for me?

Oooh, this is so pretty! I agree that yellow can be tricky, but having said that, there are so many different shades, tints etc. Have you draped the fabric on yourself? Because the fabric is precious, I would suggest draping yourself, and taking a selfie or two. It would make a lovely shell, but if you don't feel pretty in the fabric draped, then I would hesitate to cut, cut, sew. Sew Little Time suggested a skirt. I too can see a softly draping skirt made with this silk. Let us know what you decide!

How gorgeous! I would make a mini skirt and wear it with a poloneck and opaque tights in winter, and a boxy white blouse and brown wedges in summer (and I would totally have that gorgeousness on high rotation thoughout the year!)

I had a sizeable piece that resembled dragonskin (no print, just the wrinkled texture), so I used it in a cowl neck shirt. Had to bind all the seams with Hugsnug - they raveled and were itchy. I don't know the construction of that shirt, but if there's any way to put in a thin band of black or contrasting color (like a ringer tshirt style of band), maybe that will suit. Selfie indoor lighting and outdoors!